There were 6 door prizes, announced by Leo and his co-emcee Ashley Hans: a box of Taiwanese pineapple cakes – won by Alejandro Colina-Valeri (yoga student of Sherry’s) a box of Taiwanese pineapple cakes – won by Bonnie Lee Elliott a bottle of Iris vineyards pinot grigio – won by Nacho Colina-Valeri (yoga student of Sherry’s) a bottle of Chateau […]
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On a Saturday, May 11, Judy Ripley led the Gardening Team to transplant 6 azaleas from the Cloister Garden to Maggie’s Garden and West Garden plots. You may recall that last autumn, Judy started the transformation process by mulching the area containing hellebores and hydrangeas surrounding the centerpiece southern magnolia. During this session, 4 azaleas were planted in a square […]
On a cold, cloudy Monday, January 15, 2024 (Martin Luther King Day) the Environmental Committee led its second annual clean-up of the area around Andre Thornton Park on the north side of Phoenixville (55 N Main St), located only 0.3 miles from Bridge St. The park is named for Andre “Thunder” Thornton, who grew up in Phoenixville and played Major […]
The Daughters of the King hosted a Tea for the women and girls in the parish on Saturday, May 6, 2023. We had a great turn out with many dressing up for the occasion, including hats! The Daughters offered tea sandwiches, a chilled soup, scones, muffins, cookies, other sweet treats and, of course, a variety of teas. Memorabilia […]
On Sunday July 23, 2023, St. Peter’s Accounting Warden Dennis Reid had an experience every golfer dreams of but rarely experiences — he shot a hole-in-one. At the Linfield National Golf Club approximately 5 miles from his home, Dennis’ tee shot at the 128-yard 7th hole took a graceful arc and — with God’s help invoked at the St. Peter’s […]
St. Peter’s parishioner Amy Atlee has begun teaching Qigong classes at the Phoenixville YMCA at 400 E. Pothouse Road, starting January 4, 2024. Her 45-minute classes are held in Studio B at the YMCA on Thursdays at 12:15pm. Amy’s first class was a big success, attended by 8 students, including Leo Guen, who encouraged Amy to start teaching at the […]
At St Peter’s Christmas Eve service on Sunday December 24th, the choir was truly outstanding, from the 7:15pm Prelude of Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols” through to “Nunc Dimittus” at the end. Derek Maninfior’s wife, Liz Faranda, Marty Bloem, and Emma Martz sang beautiful solos. Marty Bloem solo – A Ceremony of Carols – Processional Liz Faranda – A […]
On a rainy Saturday, October 14, Judy Ripley and Leo Guen transformed Maggie’s lawn — at the northeast corner of the parking lot in front of the ADA ramp — into Maggie’s garden. Judy started the transformation process by putting a layer of newspapers atop the lawn to inhibit future grass growth. Then she spread mulch that Leo moved from […]
On Saturday, October 7th, the Gardening team transplanted a large hydrangea and two hellebores to the West lawn between the ADA ramp and parking lot. Fred and Judy Ripley and Leo Guen dug 8 holes in the stony earth to make new homes for the hydrangea roots that were split into 3 parts and the hellebores split into 5 parts. […]
On Sunday, June 25, 2023, St Peter’s welcomed new members who had joined within the past year. New Members ministry leader Judy Hans and Vestry Senior Warden Diane Hope led the welcoming ceremony to introduce the Class of 2023 new members to the congregation. A few of the new members are already active, as Peter Schuenzel is already a lector, […]